Salad assembly:
For this recipe, you need:
- lettuce or any greens, thoroughly washed and cut into bite-size pieces
- two pieces of large tomatoes, sliced
- candied walnuts
- baked apples
- blue cheese & cream cheese or any one of these
- your preferred salad dressing or vinaigrette
- the original recipe also called dried figs or dates, but like me, you may skip these if you don't have it
To prepare the baked apples -
Preheat oven to 350F
Slice the apples and bring to a boil in a saucepan filled with water and wine (red or white)
Dry the apples and spread with cheese
Bake in the oven for 8 or 10 minutes or until cheese is properly set in the apple
To make candied walnuts -
Boil 1/3 cup water and add 1/2 cup sugar. Add walnuts once mixture is reduced then strain. Leave walnuts to dry on a tray.
Final step:
Arrange your salad greens on a plate. Top with the sliced tomatoes, baked apples with cheese and candied walnuts. Drizzle with your favorite dressing; in my case, it was some Italian label balsamic glaze. Enjoy!
